Considering the critical and commercial success of “Heneral Luna”, a sequel was bound to happen at some point, with Jerrold Targo deciding to focus on Gregorio del Pilar (aka Goyo) a young general who also played a crucial role in the Philippine-American war. Furthermore, since the character was already present in the prequel, he decided to cast the same actor for the role, Paulo Avelino, thus adding to the continuity of the two movies.
The story begins immediately after the events of the first film, essentially the next day, where we find Goyo being tasked by President Emilio Aguinaldo with hunting down Luna's loyalists in the Philippine Revolutionary Army. His search is a success, although the schism within the Filipino army, following the murder of Luna, is evident. The result, however, is that Goyo is promoted to Major-General of the army in Pangasinan. From this point on, the movie is split into two parts,...
The story begins immediately after the events of the first film, essentially the next day, where we find Goyo being tasked by President Emilio Aguinaldo with hunting down Luna's loyalists in the Philippine Revolutionary Army. His search is a success, although the schism within the Filipino army, following the murder of Luna, is evident. The result, however, is that Goyo is promoted to Major-General of the army in Pangasinan. From this point on, the movie is split into two parts,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
With the image I had of the Philippines being largely formed by the ragtag surroundings of poorness and drama Brillante Mendoza paints on his films, “Apocalypse Child” was a surprise for me, as the scenery of the beach in Baler provides a radically different perspective on the country.
“Apocalypse Child” screened at Art Film Fest Kosice
The script is inspired by the shooting of “Apocalypse Now” in the area, as the crew of the film had quite a lot of “contact” with local girls, with many of those affairs resulting in illegitimate children. One of those children is Ford, a champion surfer, whose mother, Chona supposedly had him with Francis Ford Coppola himself (thus the name), when she was just 14 years old. At the time the story begins, Ford has a new girlfriend, Fiona, who seems to have touched something very deep inside him. However, when his childhood friend Rich,...
“Apocalypse Child” screened at Art Film Fest Kosice
The script is inspired by the shooting of “Apocalypse Now” in the area, as the crew of the film had quite a lot of “contact” with local girls, with many of those affairs resulting in illegitimate children. One of those children is Ford, a champion surfer, whose mother, Chona supposedly had him with Francis Ford Coppola himself (thus the name), when she was just 14 years old. At the time the story begins, Ford has a new girlfriend, Fiona, who seems to have touched something very deep inside him. However, when his childhood friend Rich,...
- 6/6/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
With the image I had of the Philippines being largely formed by the ragtag surroundings of poorness and drama, Brillante Mendoza paints on his films, “Apocalypse Child” was a surprise for me, as the scenery of the beach in Baler provides a radically different perspective on the country.
The script is inspired by the shooting of “Apocalypse Now” in the area, as the crew of the film had quite a lot of “contact” with local girls, with many of those affairs resulting in illegitimate children. One of those children is Ford, a champion surfer, whose mother, Chona supposedly had him with Francis Ford Coppola himself (thus the name), when she was just 14 years old. At the time the story begins, Ford has a new girlfriend, Fiona, who seems to have touched something very deep inside him. However, when his childhood friend Rich, currently a senator, returns in the area with Serena,...
The script is inspired by the shooting of “Apocalypse Now” in the area, as the crew of the film had quite a lot of “contact” with local girls, with many of those affairs resulting in illegitimate children. One of those children is Ford, a champion surfer, whose mother, Chona supposedly had him with Francis Ford Coppola himself (thus the name), when she was just 14 years old. At the time the story begins, Ford has a new girlfriend, Fiona, who seems to have touched something very deep inside him. However, when his childhood friend Rich, currently a senator, returns in the area with Serena,...
- 11/28/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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